Keepers is a weekly segment in which I discuss games I’ve played that I’ve seen fit to keep after playing. I generally sell a game that I’ve finished, so the only reason I keep one is because I plan to replay the game some day. Classifying a game as a “keeper” is generally a badge of merit.

Were you to ask me what my favorite Playstation 3 game is, it wouldn’t be Resident Evil 4. It wouldn’t be Uncharted. I’m not even sure it would be Pixeljunk Monsters. It would be Dead Space. I’ve written more in depth about how Dead Space has taken up the mantle of survival horror once held by Resident Evil, but beyond that, the game is just an excellent third-person shooter. The gravity mechanics, the pivoting plasma cutter, and the pure atmosphere afforded by the soundless vacuum environments make Dead Space the best shooter I’ve played in a long time. Certainly the best console shooter I’ve played since Resident Evil 4.